i think even the club promoted the courses, i seem to remember a video where hes interviewed and talks about the courses.

if he did not get the assistant job at anderlecht he could have resorted to this again.

There were indeed videos and footage shared of the training sessions. This was an activity he was engaged in prior to assuming the Notts role, and I'm uncertain if he still maintains this practice. It's fair to say that he didn't significantly alter Notts' style of play, apart from instilling a more attack-minded approach.

Hahaha, @Chris, that is hilariously funny!

Anyone remember Grant McCann playing for Notts!

I vaguely remember him coming on loan I think, I don’t think he played many games though.

11 hours ago, Fan of Big Tone said:

I vaguely remember him coming on loan I think, I don’t think he played many games though.

I do as well. I've always mixed him up with Gavin McCann, who definitely didn't play for us (and who I thought was Doncaster's manager).

For the time being, I will stick to picking up coverage from BBC Radio Nottingham when I am unable to attend the game but its useful to know the service is an option at times - plus what fans think of it.

The coverage has left a positive impression on me; however, it would be even better if Notts could provide a three-camera view for home games. Didn't they implement this during the COVID period? I recall watching several matches that season and noticing varying camera angles.

Its an option for those who want to use it for the games, its a shame about the cost as for those who also have a season ticket, it would be another expense.

Best wishes to Baj; it's quite a severe injury, and he will require the necessary time to recuperate. He's still relatively young in football terms, so one would trust that it won't adversely affect the duration of his career.

This news is distressing; I missed watching the game due to other commitments and couldn't start iFollow in time. I had hoped the absence wouldn't be as long as it's been announced, but the duration suggests a serious situation.

Luke Williams has indicated his intention to recruit a player capable of performing in defence or as a defensive midfielder. This suggests that the ongoing injury situation might indeed pose a challenge throughout the entire season. If that is the case, it might be prudent to permit him a gradual return to action, granting him additional time for recovery.

Ha! I don't intend for it to come across as us being resentful towards Tshimanga for joining Chesterfield, as we likely were never genuinely pursuing him despite the rumors that circulated at the time.

His transfer to Peterborough should have been more successful, but I suspect it's more related to their failure to secure promotion. He's a skilled player and would certainly perform admirably in League Two. If he ends up signing with Wrexham, we wish them the best of luck, because there's no need for us to be concerned.

I have read stories about Peterborough requesting bidders to put their money where their mouth is and suggestions that Wrexham will pay £500,000 for a forward who has only scored goals in the lower levels of English football. He has scored 8 goals on loan and 1 permanently, but has not scored any goals since leaving Chesterfield. Peterborough should cut their losses if they hope for more money because he is not worth it. He is a good player, but a one-trick pony and not effective at higher levels.

I recall his name being discussed among Notts fans as a player they desired for the club, and his track record in Non League appears commendable. Transitioning to Peterborough should ideally have yielded better results in my opinion; if he's struggling to find the net or create opportunities, there might be an issue with his current playing situation. If Wrexham decides to acquire him, that's their prerogative. My primary concern is Notts, and his presence shouldn't be a significant source of concern for us.

@Fan of Big Tone: Is this near an army barracks or base? I think I watched a vlogger walking around there.

It looks a very nice place to have a trip with the family, whilst paying respect and learning about the background of those memorialised. We have a tendacy of reading the plaques around Nottingham when we see them, such as The Embankment gardens.

Thanks for sharing the pictures.

4 hours ago, Chris said:

@Fan of Big Tone: Is this near an army barracks or base? I think I watched a vlogger walking around there.

It looks a very nice place to have a trip with the family, whilst paying respect and learning about the background of those memorialised. We have a tendacy of reading the plaques around Nottingham when we see them, such as The Embankment gardens.

Thanks for sharing the pictures.

I didn’t see a military base @Chris but it may well be, it’s certainly a lovely place to visit.

These photographs are truly captivating. Although I haven't been there myself, it seems like a place where one could become engrossed in the stories and memorials.

Many leagues over the years have competed with the spending of the Premier League, it's just that in the last 5 or so years, it's become ridiculous. All the big leagues in europe have had spells where insane figures have been racked up. China had a spell where they were trying, it's really not sustainable what the Saudi league is attempting to do.

It's becoming what I would call an exhibition league.

There's zero reason for it to be taken seriously, the Champions League and European football offers much more than just money. There will be no shortage of good players.

1 hour ago, Chris said:

the Champions League and European football offers much more than just money. There will be no shortage of good players.

I agree. However, when players who are on say £150k a week are being offered £400k they're more likely to accept it irrelevant of what European football offers. Of course there are exceptions like Messi and Mbappe. 

1 hour ago, Chris said:

China had a spell where they were trying, it's really not sustainable what the Saudi league is attempting to do.

Difference between the 2, as they highlighted on the podcast, is that the Chinese government pulled the plug on letting them fund as they did where as the Saudi league it is the government doing it. The clubs are owned by the state that have shares in both Newcastle and Chelsea. 

The money isn't sustainable but this is why they're doing what they're doing so that they have a means to fall back on or increase their wealth. If their source of income starts to run low, they will have all these stars in the league which will start gaining plenty of income add on to the likes of Golf, WWE and Boxing which they're dipping into now as well.

I can't see it stopping anytime soon but I think the players and stupid money might get a little lower as time goes on. I think they're using what ever money they like at the minute to give them a kick start. 

21 hours ago, liampie said:

90s italian teams started signing better players because they waved taxes and lowered them. people will go where they earn more and teams will always cough up what they dont have in order to buy a player.

I read the other day of top transfers in the 90s and Serie A made up about 90% of the most expensive transfers in the window. As for teams coughing up, again you're not wrong, teams will stand their ground and say they want a certain fee and eventually they get that fee cause the teams don't want to lose out on their target. Hence the term "English tax" which should really be termed "Premier League tax" 

The issue arises when clubs are willing to shell out exorbitant amounts on transfer fees and salaries, prompting players to gravitate towards those destinations. Consequently, numerous talented individuals miss out on building a more reputable career. In the past, these players might have been disregarded due to the league's standards, but nowadays, names and reputations often take precedence in the eyes of international teams. Personally, I believe those who haven't retired from international duties should be passed over. Opportunities should be given to players motivated by the right reasons, rather than just financial gain. In my opinion, it's not a commendable trait. While I comprehend the inclusion of aging players, it feels inappropriate for those who still have valuable contributions to offer.

Best of luck to Brad McGregor. He looked impressive in the pre-season games he played in, and I hope he succeeds during his loan.

Good luck to him! It is nice to see at least one of the youth players go out on loan. I wish him all the success with them.

Best of luck to the lad out on loan; I'll now keep an eye on Grantham's scores as well. I'm hoping to see him find the back of the net!

Stone - 5. Beaten far too easily at his near post for their second. Brindley had quite cleverly limited the strikers choice by position himself across the goal. The only place their striker could go really was near post, he did and stone still couldn't stop it.

Rawlinson - 5. Nothing he could do about the first, but the second was all about him. Either step up in time or don't and follow your man. The worst thing you can do is step up far too late, which is what Rawlo did.

Brindley - 8.5. He was abysmal against Sutton and rubbish against Lincoln. Whatever he put in his Weetabix Saturday morning, it worked. Positional change seemed to suit him much better, which is a little bit strange as he's a right back. 

Cameron - 6.5 - Much improved. 

Nemane - 6 - Can't defend, that pass was a shocker for their first, but he can really attack. 

Crowley - 9 - Technically a joy to watch, but also got stuck in and ratted about, which is great to see. 

Palmer - 6.5 - Less noticeable than usual, but tidy all the same.

Bostock - 8 - Some incredible passes, picks up nice pockets of space at times. Finish was outstanding. 

Jones - 8.5 - Constant threat, ability to beat a man and quality crosses.

Mcgoldrick - 7 - Links play really well. As soon as he went off we surrendered possession as we had no out ball to get us further up the park. Some things he tried didn't quite come off today. 

Langstaff - 6 - quiet day.

Austin - N/A - not sure why we brought him on to play long balls to him and Lansgtaff, it surprisingly didn't work and therefore unfair to rate Austin's performance. 

Scott - N/A

TAR - 6 - Came on to challenge their defence aerially. Did a decent job.

Chicken - 6.5 - Was odd to see us surrendering height by dubbing Rawlo off and Chicksen on, but it worked as they couldn't cut in from their left as often. 

JOB - 6 - steadied the ship, including a classic JOB yellow.

On 13/08/2023 at 00:16, Fozzy said:

Crowley for me as well, I’m actually the opposite to @Chrison this and thought he was better and more involved  in the first half than second!

He was more involved, but the issue is he was one of the guilty parties of passing backwards and his contributions did very little in my opinion to get us moving forward. Whereas in the second half, he almost became a mixture of Sam Austin and Matt Palmer. When he did have the ball, he didn't lose it, he attacked open space and looked to whip in difficult crosses to defend. There were a few times when he put Macaulay Langstaff and David McGoldrick through. He just revved up and had a surge about him.

That slow process he had in the first half, it was gone in the second. He played with a lot of urgency.

While watching the match on iFollow, I observed that Dan Crowley didn't have a significant impact in the first half. Although he was involved, his contributions mostly consisted of backward or sideways passes, with only a few skillful deliveries that set Aaron Nemane in motion – although those instances were infrequent. In the initial half, it was Aaron Nemane and David McGoldrick who particularly caught my attention.

On 13/08/2023 at 09:20, Piethagoram said:

Questions on why Brindley didnt close down the Grimsby man for the first, made it far too easy

@Super_Danny_Allsopp explained this in a different discussion.

Richard Brindley was narrowing down the area of where Danny Rose could shoot, in theory making it more predictable as to where he would shoot. I didn't blame Brindley for not getting back enough to get the ball away. I believe he knew the chances of him clearing the ball safely, without Rose going down for a penalty - that limiting his space was the best he could do.

I actually think Aidan Stone should have done better, but it's a difficult one, and I don't hold it against him.

Similar to Aaron Nemane or Connell Rawlinson.

19 minutes ago, Chris said:

@Super_Danny_Allsopp explained this in a different discussion.

Richard Brindley was narrowing down the area of where Danny Rose could shoot, in theory making it more predictable as to where he would shoot. I didn't blame Brindley for not getting back enough to get the ball away. I believe he knew the chances of him clearing the ball safely, without Rose going down for a penalty - that limiting his space was the best he could do.

I actually think Aidan Stone should have done better, but it's a difficult one, and I don't hold it against him.

Similar to Aaron Nemane or Connell Rawlinson.

Having watched the highlights, he didn't do as good a job as I thought he did in person.

I don't believe Richard Brindley can be entirely blamed for not intercepting the ball; he might have reached it, but one would anticipate the goalkeeper to handle such situations more effectively. Aidan Stone's positioning left room for improvement, as did his reaction, although I was impressed by his distribution skills.

upper mid table, i am pleased with that.  

Eat my dust you lot, I’ll soon have top spot, look out @cheeky~k8 Tony’s coming to get ya!

Just above half way, I am quite content with that. Some good rounds and I will be catching those above me up.

On 09/06/2023 at 03:20, AmericanPie said:

I’m sorry, I found myself in an emotional tangle and I probably shouldn’t have posted what I wrote. It’s just that I am fed up. I thought I was on the road to recovery until my last hospital visit. My neighbours are wonderful people. They’re the ones I purchased Notts shirts for. The couple’s children thought it was cool to be supporting a team competing against Ryan Reynolds, which is pretty sweet. Their oldest also likes that we have black and white stripes. I am thinking of doing the same this year but with the away shirt if it looks nice. Thank you for your kind words and supportive messages @Fan of Big Tone and @super_ram.

Tony, I hope your wife is okay.

Hey there! Where in the good ol’ US of A do you hail from? Shoot me a private message please, trust me, it’ll be worth your while. And hey, take care of yourself, alright?

Thursday, I went out with a group of friends for a few drinks and to catch up. Saturday and Sunday, I spent out enjoying the sun. I had a walk near to the Embankment and went with a female friend.

On 15/06/2023 at 22:18, Dry Nelson Ray said:

Hey there! Where in the good ol’ US of A do you hail from? Shoot me a private message please, trust me, it’ll be worth your while. And hey, take care of yourself, alright?

I appreciate it. Initially, I was uncertain about this situation, but I wanted to express my gratitude for your kind gesture. The children of my neighbours were genuinely appreciative, and especially during my health concern, it was heartening to witness them being recognised in this manner.

@Super_Danny_Allsopp that is a fair point i did not think about.

Good luck to Curtis Thompson. I am pleased that he has found a club and believe he will do perfectly well with them.

Curtis Thompson has enjoyed a successful career. I’m pleased that he has found a new club and I wish him all the best with them. It’s always heartening to see one of our former young players thriving.

On 15/08/2023 at 16:53, Chris said:

Harry Kane's first game for Bayern was in the German Cup, correct?

No, it was the Super Cup, which is contested between the Bundesliga winners and the German Cup winners. So it's basically like the Charity Shield. Personally I think he'll be fine, he'll get a luxury service at Bayern and will definitely score his goals. The difficulty there tends to be that expectations are so high that nothing less than winning a league and cup double plus the Champions League will do. Managers there have been given their marching orders for "only" winning the Bundesliga.

On 13/08/2023 at 22:21, DangerousSausage said:

Teams from lower down don't tend to be competitive at all.

I spoke too soon - fourth division Homburg beat Darmstadt 3-0 on Monday night!

is the german cup their version of the fa or league cup?

i dont know a great deal about german football but the few games i have seen, its quite entertaining.

14 minutes ago, liampie said:

is the german cup their version of the fa or league cup?

i dont know a great deal about german football but the few games i have seen, its quite entertaining.

It's a bit different to both. Unlike the FA Cup, you can't just apply to take part - only Bundesliga 1 and 2 and the top four of the third division have an automatic right to take part. The other participants have to qualify by winning the cup competitions of their regional FA, so you can get pretty big clubs like 1860 Munich and Dynamo Dresden traipsing around village clubs to earn the right to play in the following season's German Cup. But if you do, the seeded draw means you play a team from Bundesliga 1 or 2 at home, so it's a big payday and the Bundesliga clubs take it seriously too.

I felt tempted to purchase the stream but at the moment, I think it's best to tune into the radio.

Hopefully, the game will be on BBC sounds but I have no idea what is going on with that. Some say it's there, others say it can't be.

I’m watching the stream waiting for the match to start, I think they get radio nottingham commentary, if you just want commentary @Chris tune into 103.8 fm.

i wished notts were still on the digital channel, because i could listen to the game and watch it. i cant seem to get the fm channel on my phone.

The result for me is the main thing, I wished we could be more positive in our attack in the first half. Scoring always seems to give Notts a boost and then our confidence comes from that, but whenever we attack the KOP, Notts just seem to control the game and it almost becomes routine. I really felt like we always stood a chance of winning, we just needed that quality and it's largely down to Jodi Jones that we did pick up the points.

I find comments about Arron Nemane to be very misleading, he wasn't wasting time. He literally had no good options to throw the ball, Grimsby made it a point to close down any options, and our players were way too static in this department. Aidan Stone should have been warned, but I think his drink of water leading to the yellow card was just the referee being trigger-happy with his cards.

On 14/08/2023 at 08:30, Fan of Big Tone said:

Does anyone else get frustrated by our corners? There was more than one occasion when we had a corner, we took it short and the all ended up back with Stone who booted it and we lost possession.

Yes, the backward passing needs to be stamped out. Just hit the corners in, I don't see why we always insist on taking them short.

I don't believe I've ever witnessed the KOP being so upbeat and vociferous in my lifetime. It was an absolute delight to observe Notts in action, rallying to turn the game around with the entire crowd in the stands and the players on the field working collectively to secure those three points. Grimsby proved to be a formidable team and presented challenges, and while we did contribute to the difficulties at times, our performance in the second 45 minutes was outstanding.

I didn't have the opportunity to comment on this, but I found the victory to be exceptional. Considerable effort was invested in overcoming the two setbacks, and the entire squad contributed to transforming what could have been a potential defeat or draw into a win. The goals displayed a high level of quality, and they were all executed very well. The finishing from Grimsby's players was also outstanding. Their second goal was a beautifully executed move!

Our third goal was my favourite what great work by Jodie Jones, the cross was perfect and the diving header from Crowley was timed to perfection.

Jodi Jones delivered some brilliant crosses. We were a bit fortunate that Dan Crowley got on the end of one of them. Grimsby fans can’t be happy with their team’s defending. John Bostock’s control and volley were stunning and would be just as impressive in the Premier League.

I thought Jodi Jones had lobbed the keeper, it was @super_pie that kept correcting me that it was an own goal. Mark Stallard believes it shouldn't count, but I do think it looked like the ball would have been on target. If it was a bad cross or an actual attempt on goal, it was a magical feeling to see it end up in the net.

All our goals were quality.

kamil conteh looked class.

@Piethagoram do you know who their small set piece taker was? he looked really good on the ball and i thought his crosses were very dangerous. not just from the corners he took but from the wing.

@liampie I agree with you, I also liked how he placed the ball correctly and took the corner kicks without fuss.

His crossing looked very useful, unfortunately, I didn't take down his number or name, but I really must. Just to add some more insight to @Piethagoram's great scounting.

I don't even know the score to this game, I haven't watched ITV for a while, but it would be nice to catch a game from time to time. 

Jayden Richardson received a lot of praise from fans until he made that costly mistake. While it had a significant impact, it's essential to move on from such incidents. Every player can make errors, and it's unfair to undermine his earlier contributions based on one mistake. Let's wish him the best of luck at Stockport, except when playing against Notts.

Richardson was OK for us in the team and position he played. However, he can't defend. His defensive decision making (and not just that one), plus positioning - were dire. I was surprised to see him sign for Aberdeen.

He did well for us, yes he played far better going forward but defensively he was capable. I remember a few mistakes, but I recall a lot more from experienced defenders that usually don't get criticised as much as a loan signing would. Especially one who got a whiplash for being clumsy and costed the club a potential promotion.

Dan Crowley

Aaron Collins

Adam Campbell

Lewis Alessandra also has played for both us and Morecambe.

Garry Thompson.

I hope he finds a team he can get game time in but he needs to find the right team for that and show his talent better to get in. We don't need him back though.

Think DKE was great for Notts - 110% every game, blood and thunder. We all loved seeing him completely wipe out an opposing attacker, then in the resulting melee pick a fight with their biggest player, swiftly followed by a DKE yellow.  However, it doesn't take Jimmy Sirrel to be able to see that technically he was fairly limited going forward, and he is about 5 foot 2. 

The first point, can't attack, means he isn't going to be a wing-back. The second point, lack of height, means he isn't going to be a CB.  In a Luke William's Notts side, he doesn't have a position to fill. 

Wish him the best in his career, hopefully he can make it back to the FL again. 

41 minutes ago, Fan of Big Tone said:

I’ve nearly caught you @super_ram 

 Eey aye eey aye eey aye o, up the prediction league I go.     

`Nearly isn't good enough! Still along way to go,I might even let you get ahead for a while,

15 minutes ago, super_ram said:

`Nearly isn't good enough! Still along way to go,I might even let you get ahead for a while,

Sounds like you’re acknowledging I’ll be ahead of you, it’ll be like Notts and Wrexham two giants battling it out right to the last game.

Well done everyone!

Kristian Dennis is the obvious name that I can add to this.

I'm a bit disappointed, that @Fozzy didn't mention Gary Lund!  

Andrew Boyce

Did anyone notice for the last 15 minutes of the game we crossed high into the box...... Why didn't the crosses come in like that when Scott was on the pitch????? I wasn't at all impressed by Scott's replacement..... In my eyes Morais will always be known as the Son of Akinfenwa!!!!!!! 

I don't think Luke Williams put on a team to win the game so that we can focus on the league and get to where we want to be, so theres no distrations from cup games.

I wasn't interested in the League Cup, I don't think we've taken this or the FA Cup seriously for a while, oddly the EFL Trophy seems to have a higher priority. I wasn't surprised to see that we lost, what I did feel disappointed in was hearing Luke Williams say that nobody expects us to win a team a league above us. It just seemed a loss of menality towards achieving our potential. Did I expect to win? No, especiallly due to the Sutton game but to outright say it as a manager seemed more negative frustration than his usual carefully chosen words.